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11-17-2015, 11:24 AM | #1 |
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Lowering, with lip kit?
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New to the car scene so forgive my ignorance. I finally got aftermarket wheels. Went with stock 17'' but this time with a 35 offset. I was thinking of lowering it an inch with the TRD or RCE Yellows to get that wheel well gap smaller. At the same time, I also want a lip kit. Will I have enough clearance? I know it depends on the roads I drive on. Does anyone have a picture of this setup as well? |
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Just all in all, it takes mean you'll have to be more careful. The lower you go the less careless you can be.
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11-17-2015, 11:33 AM | #3 |
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1 inch drop with lip kit is not that low...you will have enough clearance.
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Now should I get the lip first or the springs? I'm thinking lip first to see how much of a drop I'm willing to commit, springs with 1inch or more with coilovers? |
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if you take a side profile pic of your car before and after 1" drop i bet you wont be able to tell the difference
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it depends on the lip, some are quite thin, some quite thick.
How much you can lower depends on that & conditions of the road you drive in. |
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In Orlando you shouldn't have any issues. I'm dropped 1", with the STI front lip, and I have to watch driveway's, etc., but I'm in NC. If I was still in FL, it wouldn't bother me at all, there were plenty of lowriders and minitrucks running that low, or lower, static dropped back in the day.
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I'm lowered about ~1.25-1.5" and just put on the STI lip last weekend. I definitely know how to drive a lowered car, before the lip I scraped maybe once every two months on very steep driveways - but since putting the lip on I have scraped twice in three days - definitely needs an additional level of caution.
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I have the front and rear on my WRB, but the sides were too much black. nicely done, I may have to steal that Idea |
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Thanks man, go for it! They are actually Zele sideskirts, not STI - but pretty similar.
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I think I might be a bit better though since I'm only going 1'' with the TRD so I'll have a .25-.5 clearance over you? I've been extra careful about going over things now that I've gotten my first set of aftermarket wheels. |
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